russia's defence ministry says at least three service personnel have been killed as a result of a ukrainian drone attack on an air forcecountry. china carries out one of its biggest incursions to date in the seas and skies around taiwan. the taiwanese defence ministry says it's detected 71 aircraft and seven warships around the island. chetan patak has all the sport. good morning. after six weeks on hold because of the football world cup, the english premier league resumes in the next few hours. lots of questions around how the tournament in qatar will affect returning players. the tottenham boss says he could rest all his world cup stars and that could include harry kane who, england fans don't need reminding, missed this crucial penalty against france in the world cup quarterfinals. spurs are at brentford in the day's early kick off. but antonio conte doesn't think this moment will have an affect on the rest of kane's season: we are strong, we are strong, we are strong people. who play at this level, has to be strong. in every situation, negative or positive situation, and try to address positive or negative events i

on sunday, christmas day, we saw this intrusion into taiwan's air defence force, so we're talking aboutt a strike drill and they this was a response —— in response to provocations by taiwan and the united states. the office of taiwan is that you will be holding a high—level meeting tomorrow to reinforce its civil defence system. how are people in taiwan feeling about this?— about this? despite this early mornin: about this? despite this early morning report _ about this? despite this early morning report on _ about this? despite this early morning report on monday i about this? despite this early - morning report on monday morning by taiwan's defence ministry, it has been reported there is no major alarm because tensions have been quite tense but still the fact this happened on christmas day, this is definitely worrying and this follows on friday a china conducting military drills nearjapan and japan has recently increased its defence spending. joe biden hasjust signed a new defence bill to establish a defence and modernisation programme for taiwan so well tensions have been quite tense

it's being conducted by the inspector-general of the australian defence force, and s supreme court judgento dozens of alleged incidents, an investigation that's had to penetrate the veil of secrecy around the special forces. glenn: we have obligations at international law, domestic law, and indeed moral obligations to not ignore these sorts of allegations. there is potential for a prosecution under--or certainly for charges to be laid under the war crimes murder provisions of the commonwealth criminal code. mark: the activities of braden chapman's squadron in afghanistan in 2012 are of key interest to the inspector-general. braden: it's definitely affected me. you try to look back at your career as--try and be proud of it, but thenou've got all these incidents and you know, you see yourself as part of the bad guys. i just feel if people don't come forward while this investigation's going on, then it's just gonna be swept under the rug again. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ mark: another incident that haunts braden chapman happened during a raid early in his deployment in march 2012. it involved the death of an

it's true, but our defence forces stand. and we all are proud of them.ront lines. they sent conflicts to the war. —— convicts. they sent everything against us, in the battle of the bold, similarly. just like the brave american soldiers which tell their lines and fought back hitler's forces during the christmas of191lll. brave ukrainian soldiers are doing the same to putin's forces this christmas. applause ukraine holds _ forces this christmas. applause ukraine holds its _ forces this christmas. applause ukraine holds its lines _ forces this christmas. applause ukraine holds its lines and - ukraine holds its lines and will never surrender. applause so, here in the front line, the tyranny which has no lack of cruelty against the lies of free people, and in your support, its crucial notjust to stand in such fight, but to get to the turning point to win on the battlefield. we have artillery, yes. thank you. we have it. is it enough? honestly, not really. laughter to ensure _ honestly, not really. laughter to ensure this _ honestly, not really. laughter to en

the headlines: russia's defence ministry says at least three service personnel have been killed as a result of a ukrainian drone attack on an air force carries out one of its biggest incursions to date in the seas and skies around taiwan. the taiwanese defence ministry says it's detected 71 aircraft and seven warships around the island. boxing day sales are under way in high streets and shopping centres across the uk. but shoppers are expected to spend less this year as households are squeezed by the high cost of living. katy austin reports. in liverpool this morning, the shoppers were out and about early. i was there at half seven. and have you got anything so far? yeah, i've got shoes in my car already, and then clothes. get some dinner, start shopping. that's about it today. cost of living, you know, - you've got to have a bargain. these days, not all retailers open on boxing day. some started their sales well before christmas, and more and more customers choose to buy online. but for this big shopping centre in liverpool, it is still a crucial week. it's very important for retailers and ourselves. boxing day gives the retailers t

there is still a lot of support in american public opinion for backing ukraine and their defence forcesis worried that the political situation here is shifting a little bit and not in their favour is probably right to be concerned. but i don't think now is the time to be too worried about it. throughout europe and farther afield, britain has always been respected for its common sense and political stability. but after the events of this year, and indeed of the last six years since the brexit referendum, that's not how the british look to other countries. three prime ministers this year, two of them chased out by their own party, and four chancellors of the exchequer in less than four months. is the conservative party finally unravelling after 12 years in power? is labour, under its leader, sir keir starmer, capable of offering a stable alternative? is the country being overwhelmed by a wave of strikes? the bbc�*s political editor, chris mason, deals with questions like these on a daily basis at the moment. until the last few weeks, - the question that i was facing every day in this job,

the headlines: russia's defence ministry says at least three service personnel have been killed as a result of a ukrainian drone attack on an air force. the taiwanese defence ministry says it's detected 71 aircraft and seven

then on sunday, christmas day, we saw this intrusion into taiwan's air defence force, so we're talkingighter jets and drones. beijing calls it a strike drill and they say this was in response to what it calls provocations by taiwan and the united states. but the office of tsai ing—wen, president of taiwan said that she will be holding a high—level meeting tomorrow to reinforce its civil defence system. south korea says it has scrambled fighterjets and attack helicopters to try to shoot down several unmanned drones flown into its airspace by north korea. around 100 rounds were fired from helicopters, but this failed to bring any of them down. one of the north's drones was reported to have flown close to the south's capital, seoul, prompting the temporary closure of two major airports. we have re—established the line from georgia. i have asked if you could explainjust georgia. i have asked if you could explain just how significant strategically the engels airbases. won it strategically the engels airbases. wo , . , strategically the engels airbases. wo , , . won it is it has been hit ear

then on sunday, christmas day, we saw this intrusion into taiwan's air defence force, so we're talkingcalls it a strike drill and they this was in response to what it calls provocations by taiwan and the united states. but the office of tsai ing—wen, president of taiwan said that she will be holding a high—level meeting tomorrow to reinforce its civil defence system. the united nations refugee agency says it fears that 180 rohingya refugees adrift for weeks in an unseaworthy boat in the indian ocean have probably died. it said their relatives had lost all contact with the stricken boat, which drifted in busy shipping lanes without receiving help. this news comes as another boat with a broken engine carrying rohingya refugees has reached the indonesian province of aceh. the wooden boat with 57 men on board landed on sunday morning. immigration officials described them as hungry and weak after many days at sea. itayi viriri is the asia & the pacific regional spokesperson for the international organisation for migration. he gave us the latest on this group of refugees. we have been raisin

the iraeli defence force said it had struck a weapons factory belonging to gaza's hamas rulers.es had been damaged. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa will not resign, despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says. the row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property then covered up its theft. a panel of legal experts concluded that he has a case to answer, but the president's spokesman suggested he will not quit, and will seek a second term as leader of the anc. clean—up efforts are underway in southern brazil after days of heavy rainfall. hundreds of people have been evacuated in recent days as residents begin to count the cost. emer mccarthy reports. after the deluge, the clean—up is under way in southern brazil. for some, it was a lucky escape. carolina says her house wasn't hit because it's in a high area. but keila, who's pregnant, wasn't so fortunate. translation: the situation is very complicated - because we lost our house. we lost everything. everything. what we have is what they gave us here. we lost our clothes, we lost t

the iraeli defence force said it had struck a weapons factory belonging to gaza's hamas rulers. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says. the row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property then covered up its theft. a panel of legal experts concluded that he has a case to answer, but the president's spokesman suggested he will not quit, and will seek a second term as leader of the anc. the brazilian footballer pele has released a message saying he's feeling strong and full of hope after a newspaper said he was being given end—of—life care. pele, who's 82, had surgery for bowel cancer last year and was readmitted to hospital in sao paulo earlier this week. doctors said his condition was stable. he won three world cups with brazil and is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time. people living near the semeru volcano in indonesia are being evacuated and authorities have issued the highest warning level after it started erupting. the volcano began erupting in the ear

but what happened yesterday, the missile strikes, ukrainian air defence forces have been able to shoot and there have been over 70 launched. 0ur defences are getting better and russian hyper precision missiles are being stopped so maybe this is why we've been expecting this a massive missile attack and we were afraid that they will be more than 70 missiles that will be launched. yesterday was bad, it caused damage to our power grid, but it is going to be restored very soon. if grid, but it is going to be restored very soon. if russia continues — restored very soon. if russia continues with _ restored very soon. if russia continues with the _ restored very soon. if russia continues with the strategy i restored very soon. if russia | continues with the strategy of targeting specifically the power grid in key cities such as kyiv and other major cities, putting millions of people out of power when it's extremely cold, how long can you sustain that for close like you keep repairing the grid but at some point where does this and? that's a good question. we hope that we will be supported by o

ukraine we have experienced another massive missile attack, 69 missiles were launched and ukrainian defence forces remember when we analyse this is, with a missile allegedly falling in belarus, which is 25 kilometres from the border with ukraine. you have to remember that belarus in the past has given its airspace on a number of occasions to russia so that they can avoid our air defence systems and their airspace was effectively used for the missile attacks on ukraine. the same actually happened in moldova is well on a number of occasions and wreckage of missiles shut down. we would be surprised if this is wreckage from the missile that was aimed at ukraine and ukrainian city, ukrainian energy object and which are shut down by our air defence systems. this is our right to self—defence, we have the right to self—defence, we have the right to self—defence, we have the right to protect them cities and thatis right to protect them cities and that is what we are doing. 50. right to protect them cities and that is what we are doing. so, 'ust to be cearll — that is what we are doing. so, 'ust to be cearl

back in march, lesya and valeriy, two volunteers of ukraine's civil defence forces, got married in ae has left the army although he continues to serve. hugo bachega met the couple in kyiv. they celebrated their love at a checkpoint in kyiv. this was in march, russia's invasion of ukraine was in its early days. the capital was under threat. their wedding became a symbol of ukrainian defiance. but the war keeps them apart. while valeriy is on duty, lesya waits for him to come home. today, they are meeting again. it's always emotional for her to see him alive. for him, to return to safety. translation: there is | a sense of peace for me. we are not young people any more. so i want to rest, to switch off my brain. i like the times when valeriy isjust near me, just sitting, reading, watching tv. just near me. this christmas they are trying to carry on as normal, but their wishes are different. we can't plan our future now. of course, we wish peace, but notjust peace, we want peace after our victory. it only one desire which unites all our nation. it's a special evening at st michael's mon

its stride, but they are not spare capacity, and he said it would be powerless to rely on the defence forcesses, just ten days after suddenly easing its strict lockdown measures following a wave of protests, with the capital beijing being one of the worst—affected areas. in china's largest city, shanghai, officials have ordered most of its schools to take classes online, as covid cases soar. 0ur reporter, ijeoma ndukwe, reports. cars bearing the dead line the driveway of this crematorium assigned for covid—19 deaths. it is among dozens of such facilities across the capital, beijing, struggling to meet a spike in demand days after china began to relax its pandemic protocols. workers and drivers at funeral homes have been calling in sick, as the disease spreads across the city, adding to a shortage of labour. the number of covid cases has not been confirmed, but according to an informal survey by chinese search engine baidu, 70% of beijing, a city of 22 million people, is infected. meanwhile, in china's largest city, shanghai, they started counting asymptomatic cases. also, some antigen tests

i want to thank the air defence forces and our people. are people thought to have been hurt by another explosion. they say that the blasts were caused by ukrainian drones. a tweet from the president zelensky�*s advisor. it appears to refer to the reported incidents. he writes that if... these are satellite images taken on sunday, they appear to show a large fleet of russian missiles at the base. the strategic are capable of firing missiles, one of the things used against ukraine. our correspondent told us about the day's development. air raid alerts started going off today and many people took shelter including us here in kyiv. then we saw a wave of missile strikes. what ukrainian authorities are saying, officials are saying is that over 70 missiles were fired and that they intercepted around 60 of them. so there have been a lot of praise this evening from officials for ukrainian air defences. the supply of air defences from backers of ukraine has been an ongoing point of discussion and pressure. so, they are saying that they used air defe

any type of air defence, a priority for the russian airforces, long—range russian air forces, long—rangeg—range missiles to target civilian objects, considering the territory of ukraine, we need more and more air defence. then we need artillery ammunition because in some parts of the country, like in the east, for example, now it is a war of artillery and each day... rockets are from both sides. russia are definitely outnumbering us because they have been preparing long for this war. and then any type of humanitarian aid. unfortunately, the situation is becoming worse because of the targeting of civilians. and thatis of the targeting of civilians. and that is resources ukraine will need. we must leave it there, hanna shelest, head of security programmes at the foreign policy council, ukrainian prism. i'm joined by the former commanding general of the united states army thank you very much for your time. firstly, president zelensky brought the battlefield to washington, both in his clothing, his fatigues, and that flag, which he presented to members of congress, signed by front line soldi

force base. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targetted by ukrainianduring the night. two people are being questioned in connection with the shooting dead of a woman at a pub on merseyside in northern england on christmas eve. the victim has been named as 26—year—old ellie edwards. a 30—year—old man and a 19—year—old woman have been arrested. the number of people heading out to the boxing day sales rose compared to last year but footfall remains far below pre—pandemic levels. although there are the usual discounts on the high street, households are of course now being squeezed by the high cost of living, as katy austin reports. oxford street in central london filled up as the day went on, as shoppers hunted for bargains. yeah, i always come out. it's my birthday today, so, and i don't think it's as busy as it used to be. it used to be a lot busier before. there are a few discounts? just shops so far are the shops have started giving sales maybe a bit earlier than usual — that's what we heard — but there are still quite a few discounts. a company that t

force. peru's defence minister claims he had no choice after scenes like this.and other critical infrastructure in the past few days as anger boils over at the country's turbulent politics. at least seven protesters have died in clashes with police. the unrest erupted after former president pedro castillo was ousted from office last week. he tried to dissolve congress and was swiftly impeached. his successor, dina boluarte, has tried to calm tensions by offering to bring elections forward. translation: we must remain calm. _ peru cannot be overflowing with blood. we've already lived through this experience in the 1980s and �*90s and i believe that we don't want to return to this painful history. but words aren't enough for castillo's supporters, who want him released, and fresh re—elections straight away. translation: dina boluarte is not our president! - let the people elect her and then i'll recognise her, but the people did not elect her. the people elected pedro castillo and he is our president! castillo is still in custody and in legal limbo after a judge d

just i in the last few moments on the reuters news agency that officials including the defence minister says armed forcesncluding highways. what more do we know about this? unfortunately, this is not new. we have seen the repression, with the successive use of force, by police officers throughout the decades and this is the result of poor management of conflict resolution. we have seen many people losing their lives. we have seen some looting. we have seen some people harming journalists and even trying to loot some mainstream media outbuildings. i both on the streets are demanding the release of pedro castillo, but the grievances go further than that. what are they calling for wesley this is a controlled platform. it goes from pedro castillo, to hosting all the parliamentarians and also the removal of the current prime minister. i mean, their demands are quite various, including economic grievances. pedro castillo has _ economic grievances. pedro castillo has been _ economic grievances. pedro castillo has been pleading l economic grievances. pedro i castillo has been pleading his case in court arguing h

force. peru's defence minister claims he had no choice after scenes like this., roads and other critical infrastructure in the past few days as anger boils over at the country's turbulent politics. at least seven protesters have died in clashes with police. the unrest erupted after former president pedro castillo was ousted from office last week. he tried to dissolve congress and was swiftly impeached. his successor, dina boluarte, has tried to calm tensions by offering to bring elections forward. translation: we must remain calm- _ forward. translation: we must remain calm. peru _ forward. translation: we must remain calm. peru cannot - forward. translation: we must remain calm. peru cannot be - remain calm. peru cannot be overflowed with blood. we already lived through this experience in the 1980s and 19905 experience in the 1980s and 1990s and i believe that we don't want to return to this painful history.— painful history. but words aren't enough _ painful history. but words aren't enough for- painful history. but wordsl aren't enough for castillo's supporte

the authorities say air defence forces have shot down 13 drones and that fragments of them had hit fourtial buildings and a government office. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from kyiv. we heard three loud explosions near our hotel here in the city centre. now, it seems that air defence systems here in the capital shot down more than ten of those drones. and fragments of one of those drones hit two government buildings here in the city centre. as you said, there's no information on casualties and we've just had an update from the administration here in the capital saying that now 13 of those drones have been shot down. so, again, russia is using those iranian—made drones to attack ukraine. for weeks we've been talking about those attacks. russia targeting this country's civilian infrastructure, leaving millions of people without electricity, heating and water as temperatures are below freezing. and earlier this week, president zelensky had warned of the possibility of more russian air strikes. so it seems that this morning we're seeing more attacks, but the authorities are

force. her role, locating ourfighter pilots, supported our air defence system.- and east of london.�* memories of wartime britain and her late husband, anne is living history. he would have been very proud of me, i'm sure. i'm sure he's looking down from heaven and saying, "well done, anne marie!" as the years go by, so the number of people who lived through world war two dwindles. assuming not all medals take 70 years to be claimed, it's thought anne—marie could be one of the last from that war to be given. cheryl dennis, bbc news, raf northolt. we salute you, we will take you live to texas and the united states, that is san antonio airport, carrying brittney griner. she has been released as part of a prisoner swap with the american arms dealer. more on this right here on bbc news. hello there. it was another very cold start this morning. less so across scotland, where we have had more cloud. cloud should be breaking across central southern areas, to give some sunshine. more snow showers continuing in the north. a lot of cloud and a few wintry showers for north

force. peru's defence minister claims he had no choice, after scenes like this.in the past few days, as anger boils over at the country's turbulent politics. at least seven protesters have died in clashes with police. the unrest erupted after former president pedro castillo was ousted from office last week. he tried to dissolve congress, and was swiftly impeached. his successor, dina boluarte, has tried to calm tensions by offering to bring elections forward. translation: we must remain calm. _ peru cannot be overflowing with blood. we've already lived through this experience in the 1980s and �*90s, and i believe that we don't want to return to this painful history. but words aren't enough for castillo's supporters, who want him released, and fresh re—elections straight away. translation: dina boluarte is not our president! - let the people elect her, and then i'll recognise her, but the people did not elect her! the people elected pedro castillo and he is our president! castillo is still in custody and in legal limbo after a judge denied his appeal. he could fac

russia's defence ministry says at least three service personnel have been killed as a result of a ukrainian drone attack on an air forcearries out one of it's biggest incursions to date in the seas and skies around taiwan. the taiwanese defence ministry says it's detected 71 aircraft and 7 warships around the island. millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm. it's brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 38 people have died in weather related incidents and around 175,000 homes are without power. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used to tough weather conditions, but this storm has left it paralysed. many don't even have any power to cook their christmas lunch. i'm really glad that i have a fireplace because otherwise i'd be freezing right now. driving is banned, as the blizzard conditions leave roads impassable. power substations frozen, and at least seven people dead. we are in a war, this is a war with mother nature. and

even though the air defence is getting better, ukrainian forces are shooting down more missiles thanucture is getting more vulnerable because it's been hit so many times. it's going to be a large effort. one thing that we are working on with economists for ukraine with local government in ukraine is setting up emergency incidents of people can access information and aid and after the war there will be an even larger reconstruction effort and something that economists are already thinking about, destruction and do that. ukraine has called russia a terrorist state. there are demands for the us to formally to the needed —— designated as such. to the needed -- designated as such. ~ ., to the needed -- designated as such. ~ . . such. what were the impact because like _ such. what were the impact because like it _ such. what were the impact because like it as _ such. what were the impact because like it as a - such. what were the impact because like it as a state i because like it as a state sponsor of terrorism from russia as a result of these actions would basically preclude anybody in t

force base. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targetted by ukrainianight. here in britain, most shops have been open again after being closed on christmas day, boxing day sales have previously been a popular date for for shoppers in search of bargains. but retail experts say they're expecting shoppers to spend less this year as the cost of living crisis continues and we see a change in shopping habits. katy austin reports. oxford street in central london filled up as the day went on, as shoppers hunted for bargains. have you come out for the sales? in liverpool shoppers were out early. in liverpool shoppers were out earl . in liverpool shoppers were out earl _ . ., , in liverpool shoppers were out early-_ cost - in liverpool shoppers were out early._ cost of. early. some clothes. cost of livin: , early. some clothes. cost of living. you _ early. some clothes. cost of living, you have _ early. some clothes. cost of living, you have to - early. some clothes. cost of living, you have to grab - early. some clothes. cost of living, you have to grab a i livi

peru's defence minister says the armed forces will take control of key infrastructure such as airports pedro castillo. earlier, a court rejected an appeal by mr castillo to be released following his detention on charges of rebellion and conspiracy. figures released later are expected to show that the rate of inflation in the uk slowed down in the year to november, compared with the year to october. analysts believe the rise in the cost of living will be 10.9% — down from 11.1%. what does that mean in terms of what the bank of —— bank of england will do next? is affecting most people's bank balances across the uk. we will have that discussion with the leading economists in our izdhar �*s coverage and also looking at the strike action. —— in today's business coverage. all of that will be talked about in around 20 minutes' time. the former england cricket captain, andrew �*freddie' flintoff — who now presents the bbc�*s top gear — has been involved in a crash while filming the show. he's having treatment in hospital. it's understood that his injuries aren't life threatening. our reporter,

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force base. the russian defence ministry says the engels base, in the southern saratov region, was targetted by ukrainianduring the night. two people are being questioned in connection with the shooting dead of a woman at a pub on merseyside in northern england on christmas eve. the victim has been named as 26—year—old ellie edwards. a 30—year—old man and a 19—year—old woman have been arrested. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let's go take a look at what's on the show. the year the global economy became a battleground for ukraine. can russia stay afloat as sanctions continue to pound the economy? russia's economic output is thought to have dropped by around 4% this year. but instead of a short, sharp shock, is this more of a steady decline to the kremlin�*s coffers? we'll be getting the view from our man in moscow. there he is, steve rosenberg. and i'll also be discussing all of this with a sanctions specialist. there she is, agathe demarais from the economist intelligence unit. also on the show, it's all about

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force base. the russian defence ministry says the engels base, in the southern saratov region, was targetted by ukrainian the night. next it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. a warning — this edition contains references to racist language that some viewers may find offensive. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. eight decades after the world confronted the evil of nazism, significant numbers of people around the world are still drawn to extreme violent forms of race hatred and nationalism. in his youth, my guest was part of that culture. matthew collins was a violent far—right thug, but he changed sides, became an informer and after years in exile, returned to britain to become a prominent activist for the group hope not hate. what is the most effective antidote to hate—fuelled neo—nazi extremism 7 matthew collins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yourjob is rooting out, exposing, the most vile forms of racism, neo—nazism. yep. the twist is that you, yourself, in your youth, were one of them. do you see traits of yourself in today's neo—nazis? some. some traits. poacher turned gamekeeper. i see some tra

force base. the russian defence ministry says the engels base, in the southern saratov region, was targetted by ukrainian a pub on merseyside in northern england on christmas eve. the victim has been named as 26—year—old ellie edwards. a 30—year—old man and a 19—year—old woman have been arrested.

this morning, the defence secretary visited military personnel covering for border force workers at manchesterw bodies to suit the agenda of trade union leaders and it was for unions to negotiate with employers. and he rejected any suggestion that borders were less secure when manned by the armed forces. the borders are safe and secure, members of the armed forces that have come to help out when the strikes are on are carrying out a very straightforward function, backed up by computer systems and scans that allow us to identify people of worry coming into the country. the tuc boss said today he hoped compromise could be reached, but as things stand, the new year will bring further walkouts. katie austin, bbc news. now, sport time. holly hamilton has all the news. netherlands forward cody gakpo said he was persuaded to join liverpool by his international captain virgil van dijk, who also plays at the premier league club. gakpo, who scored three goals at the world cup, willjoin liverpool from psv eindhoven for a reported initialfee of around 45 million dollars. it's been reported that manchester

this morning, the defence secretary visited military personnel covering for border force workers at manchester advice of independent pay review bodies to suit the agenda of trade union leaders leaders to negotiate with employers. and he suggested the boarders were safe. the boarders are safe and secure, members of the armed forces have come to help out when the strikes are on and are carrying out very straightforward function, backed up by computer systems and scans that allow us to identify people of worry coming into the country. the tuc boss said today he hoped compromise could be reached, but as things stand, the new year will bring further walk outs. katy austin, bbc news. let's speak to alan jones, industrial correspondent at pa media. do you foresee more strikes, more industrial action in the new year? there is no question there's going to be more strikes. we are coming to the end of this year, it has been the end of this year, it has been the most extraordinary year for strikes by nurses, ambulance staff, barristers. but i think next month things will escalate. teachers across england

this morning, the defence secretary visited military personnel covering for border force workers at manchesterde union leaders and it was for unions to negotiate with employers. and he rejected any suggestion that borders were less secure when manned by the armed forces. the borders are safe and secure, members of the armed forces that have come to help out when the strikes are on are carrying out a very straightforward function, backed up by computer systems and scans that allow us to identify people of worry coming into the country. the tuc boss said today he hoped compromise could be reached, but as things stand, the new year will bring further walkouts. katie austin, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. an indian pharmaceutical company has suspended the manufacture of a cough medicine after uzbekistan said it had killed at least eighteen children. the uzbek health ministry said a batch of the syrup — manufactured by marion biotech — was found to contain the toxic compound ethylene glycol. india is investigating the claims. us carrier, southwest airlines, says it plans to retur

this morning, the defence secretary visited military personnel covering for border force workers at manchesterw bodies to suit the agenda of trade union leaders and it was for unions to negotiate with employers. and he rejected any suggestion that borders were less secure when manned by the armed forces. the borders are safe and secure, members of the armed forces that have come to help out when the strikes are on are carrying out a very straightforward function, backed up by computer systems and scans that allow us to identify people of worry coming into the country. the tuc boss said today he hoped compromise could be reached, but as things stand, the new year will bring further walkouts. katie austin, bbc news. in just five months�* time, passengers will be able to travel from london to berlin on board a new european sleeper train service, with only one change in brussels. in 2024, the service is expected to reach prague in the czech republic — and with stopovers in amsterdam and dresden, this comes a step closer to realising the dream of pan—european eurostarjourneys, dreamt of more than 3

back in march, two volunteers of ukraine's civil defence forces got married in a military—style ceremonymasz with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. certainly very mild. yesterday it was up to around iii degrees in the south—east. i say generally mild, because there are some hints of colder weather heading toward scotland tomorrow evening, which could bring a little snow. for the vast majority of us it is going to be that mild weather pattern with this current of air coming all the way from the subtropics. this is a sub tropical maritime air, which has been sitting across the top of the ocean, a lot of moisture in it, and very mild. that moisture came in the form of the rain that swept across the country yesterday. there is still rain around today and later in the afternoon we will have less heavy showers and western parts of the uk. here are the temperatures, typically around eight and 10 degrees. 12 in some spots in the south and 6 degrees for our friends in lerwick. the forecast for tonight, the rain will be hit and miss, it will be showery, so there won't be one coherent

is bbc news, the headlines: russia's defence ministry says at least three service personnel have been killed as a result of a ukrainian drone attack on an air force base in the south of the country. china carries out one of its biggest incursions to date in the seas and skies around taiwan. the taiwanese defence ministry says it's detected 71 aircraft and 7 warships around the island. the united nations tells the taliban to reverse it's decision on banning afghan women working for humanitarian agencies. five major aid organisations are suspending all their work in the country following the order. in the uk — shoppers are expected to spend less at the boxing day sales as households are squeezed by the cost of living crisis. it comes as disruption is expected on roads around shopping centres because of the latest round of rail strikes. you are watching bbc news: now on bbc news — it's time for review 2022. it has been a year where we've lost some of the world's biggest names. stars like meatloaf, sporting icons such as shane warne and actors including robbie coltraine and angela la nsbury. and of course her majesty the queen — who died in september

britain's ministry of defence has announced an inquiry into allegations that special forces soldiers between mid—2010 and mid—2013 prince harry has said his brother william screamed and shouted at him during a meeting about his and meghan's role in the royal family. it's among claims made in the latest instalment

the headlines: russia's defence ministry says at least three service personnel have been killed as a result of a ukrainian drone attack on an air force base in the south of the country. china carries out one of it's biggest incursions to date in the seas and skies around taiwan. the taiwanese defence ministry says it's detected 71 aircraft and seven warships around the island a tenth person has been killed by an explosion at a block of flats injersey earlier this month. kathleen mcginess was injured by the blast and died in hospital yesterday. the 73—year—old lived in a building adacent to the flats. more rohingya refufgees reach the indonesian province of aceh as the un refugee agency fears 180 may have died, after their boat was adrift for weeks in the indian ocean. you are watching bbc news. next it's the travel show. hello and welcome to this very special edition of the show, coming to you from the spectacular valley of the kings here in luxor in egypt. if you were watching last week, you'd have seen me unearthing the story of how tutankhamun�*s tomb was discovered here 100 years ago this year. well, it's such a breathtaking loca

the sunday telegraph leads with warning from the chief of defence staff about dependence on the armed forcese strikes. �*rishi has 48 hours to stop nhs strikes�* — nurses threaten the government with more strikes in the new year. that's in the sunday people. the sunday times reports that the duke and duchess of sussex want to sit down with the royal family and address their issues. the sun on sunday's frontpage also carries a similar story that harry and meghan demand an apology. the sunday express leads with the home secretary plan's to tackle illegal immigration. and an exclusive on the front of the sunday mirror about inmates being paid to bin millions of covid kits and wasted personal protective equipment... so let's begin. a flavour then and some of those front pages. kate and nigel, lovely to see you, very good evening to you. kate, a kid off with ourfirst page, the front page of the sun. the headline is, we want a royal apology. headline is, we want a royal aolo: . , , headline is, we want a royal apology-— headline is, we want a royal a-aolo . , , ,.,, headline is, we want a royal a-